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Understanding Linux Load Average - Part 1

Reblogged from The Dutch Prutser's Blog:

A frequently asked question in my classroom is “What is the meaning of load average and when is it too high?”. This may sound like an easy question, and I really thought it was, but recently I discovered that things aren’t always that easy as they seem. In this first of a three-part post I will explain what the meaning of Linux load average is and how to diagnose load averages that may seem too high.

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  1. May 15, 2012 at 12:13 pm | #1

    Dude have you come across below error on Redhat LINUX…i am having this issue…!!

    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522104, block=11042839
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522104
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: scsi0 (5:3): rejecting I/O to offline device
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522565, block=11042854
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522565
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: scsi0 (5:3): rejecting I/O to offline device
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522243, block=11042844
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522243
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: scsi0 (5:3): rejecting I/O to offline device
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522476, block=11042851
    Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522476

    Is this the Kernel issue…??? or Hardware storage issue….or SAS HBA card issue….????

    Regards,

    Ahmed.

  2. May 15, 2012 at 7:43 pm | #2

    Mate. No idea :) better check with SA

    Raheel Syed

  1. April 24, 2012 at 6:01 pm | #1

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